Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  – In efforts to support mothers around the clock, Novant Health has expanded its current lactation program by providing private, one-on-one video consultations between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. daily. The on-demand, virtual lactation consultations will connect families who need overnight support with a lactation expert so patients can share concerns, ask questions and get advice with little to no wait.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – As COVID-19 levels have declined in our communities, Novant Health today announced it will begin to adjust visitor restrictions. The new visitation policies detailed below will go into effect Wednesday, Feb. 16.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health and construction firm Robins & Morton reached structural completion at the new Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center and Medical Office Building on Feb. 14.  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Novant Health announced today that with the help of 1,271 volunteers, more than 203,700 vaccine doses have been administered at its greater Charlotte market vaccination sites – Baldwin Midtown Charlotte, Huntersville and Salisbury – marking a one-year milestone in the community.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., – Following weeks of high demand for testing amid the Omicron surge, Novant Health is partnering with Ottendorf Laboratories, an independent lab provider, to increase access to COVID-19 testing at its primary testing sites in Charlotte and Winston-Salem. With this partnership, staffing will transition from Novant Health to Ottendorf Laboratories, which will also conduct the tests of samples. Ottendorf Laboratories’ support of Novant Health’s testing operations is made possible by funding from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. 

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The trauma center at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center has recently been verified as a level II trauma center by the American College of Surgeons. While New Hanover Regional Medical Center has had a level II trauma designation from the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS) since 1989, this additional verification achievement recognizes the trauma center’s continued dedication to provide optimal care for injured patients.

Grants from The Duke Endowment and Novant Health Foundation help address need for accessible and fully integrated behavioral health care CHARLOTTE, N.C. – HopeWay – an accredited nonprofit mental health residential, day treatment, and outpatient center – and Novant Health today announced a partnership to expand psychiatric services to those in the community without insurance with the goal of improving health equity.

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Today, Novant Health celebrated one year since New Hanover Regional Medical Center joined the North Carolina-based nonprofit health system. Novant Health is proud to highlight multiple achievements throughout the first year, and to unveil new names for dozens of facilities and services as part of ongoing efforts to fully incorporate New Hanover Regional Medical Center into Novant Health.

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Novant Health is partnering with Ottendorf Laboratories, an independent lab provider, to increase access to COVID-19 testing at convenient Novant Health locations amid surging cases in our community. Ottendorf Laboratories is staffing the testing sites and will also test the samples. These sites are supported by funding from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

WINSTON-SALEM - During a weekly, systemwide town hall, Novant Health President and CEO Carl S. Armato announced a surprise reward, which gives each full-time team member* the option of receiving an additional week of paid time off (PTO) or an equivalent cash award.

WINSTON-SALEM - Novant Health announced today that its Hanes Mall mass vaccination site (196 Hanes Mall Circle, Winston-Salem) has been open for a year, marking a milestone that includes more than 108,700 vaccine doses administered in the greater Winston-Salem community.

Comprehensive program helped patients lose combined total of 13,000 pounds in 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – CoreLife Novant Health has opened its first Charlotte area location in Ballantyne. A second location will open in February in Pineville. These clinics are the first of seven planned for the Charlotte metro and are an extension of the CoreLife Novant Health care model that launched in the Piedmont Triad in 2020.